Compliance with well-child visit recommendations: Evidence from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000-2002

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Selden, Thomas M ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

MEPS; Well child care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEALTH VISITOR; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NEWBORN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 33947097902     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0286     Document Type: Article

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